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This work consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979. This project includes: sheet music, song lyrics, and indexed interviews.

The project consists of songs and verses collected in Edmonton from the informants Joe Olinyk, Anna Olinyk, Mrs. Helena Pinkyj, Mrs. Eva Kurylo, Mrs. Maria Stratychuk, Mrs. Annie Kapach, and Mrs. Mary Lagoski, some of whom grew up in Galicia or Bukovina and immigrated to Canada.

"Sing until you drop: The Ukrainian folk song tradition in western Canada" analyzes 19 lyrical-lifestyle folk songs and one kolomeika (dance song) sung at two informal singing sessions by two Canadian choir groups. Includes: essay and interview index

A description of the midsummer customs of the holiday Kupalo with transcription of songs collected from various informants with musical scales for the course Ukrainian 499.

The essay is a study of the folksong repertoire of one woman, which is classified into different genres by their content. Interview index available.

A comparison of traditional Ukrainian folksongs from contemporary Poland with those in North America. An analysis of Lemko features in music and a general discussion of song types, texts and translations.

"Ukrainian Canadians' folk songs of family life" describes changing Ukrainian family life as Ukrainian folk songs change accordingly. Includes a project proposal.

This project contains an analysis of comic elements of Walter Rutka's album "The Ukrainian Cowboy" including Clyde's style and method of presentation.